After all, only one child is allowed now, and only twins (a boy and a girl) can have both a son and a daughter at once.
“I think it’s a good idea! I guarantee it will be twins!” Qiao Shouyan said, hoping his sister’s dream would come true.
"The probability is a bit low," Su Yueya said.
"Actually, the probability isn't low," Qiao Gaoyang realized and immediately gave the specific probability. "Think about it, it's either same sex or opposite sex, so the probability of having two boys and two girls is one-in-four, but the probability of having twins of opposite sexes is one-in-half, which isn't low!"
After he did the calculation, everyone realized it was true!
"I'll start praying now!"
Qiao Xinruo clasped her hands together, closed her eyes devoutly, and began to mutter to herself.
"Please bless my sister so that she'll have twins, a boy and a girl! Please, God, please help me..."
Everyone was amused by her childish behavior.
Regardless of whether they are twins or not, the Qiao family is eagerly anticipating and welcoming the birth of these two little ones.
As they were having a lively conversation, Qiao Shouyan suddenly remembered something very important.
But with his parents present, he held back until they said they needed to rest, leaving only the four of them as his siblings, before he began to "settle accounts".
"Don't leave yet, I have something to say." Qiao Shouyan's tone suddenly became quite serious.
This startled Qiao Gaoyang.
Because Qiao Shouyan is usually very serious in his speech and actions, this deliberate display of seriousness makes him seem even more serious, which can easily lead people to misunderstand that something very serious is going on.
"What's wrong, brother?" Qiao Gaoyang asked, his tone unconsciously becoming much more serious.
"You three are pretty tight-lipped," Qiao Shouyan said, his tone sarcastic.
This made Qiao Gaoyang pause for a moment.
This tone wouldn't be surprising coming from anyone, but it happened to come from the least likely person—
Qiao Shouyan never spoke like that.
At least Qiao Gaoyang, who had been with his elder brother for over twenty years, had almost never seen his elder brother's strange and sarcastic side, which was unusual.
"Big brother, what do you mean?" Qiao Gaoyang asked, clearly feeling guilty, even changing his address to "big brother".
Qiao Xinruo and Su Yueya belatedly realized something was wrong and instinctively hid behind their second brother.
Qiao Shouyan: "..."
That's impressive!
“The three of you…” Qiao Shouyan pointed at his younger brother and sister, no longer trying to scare them, and said directly, “Leng Yingying is also on this mission.”
The three exchanged glances and asked in unison, "So?"
Leng Yingying's thoughts were strange. They had already reminded their family members of this beforehand, so even if her eldest brother heard them, he shouldn't find it strange. Besides, he should have already "witnessed" her admitting her mistake in the cafeteria last time.
“So… she mentioned the matter of the Emperor faking his death,” Qiao Shouyan said, staring intently at the three of them, and indeed found that they knew about it.
"You three knew all along, but you kept it from me and Mom and Dad. You're really something!" Qiao Shouyan was furious. Such a big thing, and you didn't tell me sooner, making him worry for nothing.
The three of them had anticipated this day, but they hadn't expected it to come so soon.
"Big brother, we didn't mean to hide it from you." Su Yueya took advantage of her pregnancy status, thinking that even if her brother was angry, he wouldn't hold it against her, so she stepped forward to explain.
"This matter is of great importance and involves military secrets. My second brother and I only found out by accident when we rescued Leng Yingying. Then Xinruo heard her inner thoughts and that's how she found out..."
“We didn’t dare tell anyone, and we didn’t tell Mom and Dad or you either, because we were worried it would affect Zhengjun’s mission. We don’t know his current situation or what arrangements the military has made. We’re afraid that our good intentions might backfire…”
After Su Yueya explained it this way, Qiao Shouyan felt relieved.
Actually, he wasn't really angry with his younger siblings. As a fellow soldier, he understood the meaning behind the decision.
If it were Qiao Shouyan himself, he probably wouldn't have made it so obvious.
"Big brother, don't be angry!" Su Yueya tugged at Qiao Shouyan's sleeve and pleaded with him.
Qiao Gaoyang knew very well that his older brother wouldn't be angry with his two younger sisters, but that didn't mean he wouldn't be angry with him. In fact, it was very likely that he would end up bearing the brunt of everything.
Therefore, the most urgent task is to calm down the older brother so that he won't have to settle scores with him later.
"Xinruo." Qiao Gaoyang frantically winked at his younger sister, urging her to also act cute with her older brother, "Second brother's life depends on you and Yueya."
Qiao Xinruo nodded and gave him a reassuring look.
"Leave it to me!"
"Big brother!" Qiao Xinruo mimicked him, tugging at Qiao Shouyan's other sleeve and acting coquettishly, "Actually, I completely understand how you feel. When I found out that second brother and sister knew but didn't tell me, I was just as angry as you!"
"However... we don't know what's going on with my brother-in-law right now. I understand what they're doing. It's wrong to keep it from you and Mom and Dad, but compared to my brother-in-law's safety, this is the only thing we can do."
"Big brother, you definitely won't hold it against us, right?" Qiao Xinru blinked her big eyes.
"Big brother is the best, he definitely won't hold it against us!" Su Yueya immediately chimed in, blinking her big eyes in the same way.
Qiao Shouyan: "………………"
He wasn't actually that angry; he was just putting on an act. Now that his two younger sisters are tugging at his sleeves and coaxing him, even if he was incredibly angry, he should calm down.
"Am I that stingy?" Qiao Shouyan asked.
"Of course not! My elder brother is as magnanimous as a prime minister!" Qiao Xinruo said politely.
Qiao Gaoyang patted his chest silently, it seemed that the crisis had been temporarily resolved.
“Furthermore, I also know that the Emperor originally did not intend to take on this mission, but he changed his mind to avoid putting me in danger,” Qiao Shouyan added.
God knows how complicated his feelings were when he heard it.
Firstly, he felt that Lu Zhengjun truly treated him like family, but then he wondered why Lu Zhengjun had no faith in his own abilities.
"When he gets back, I'll have to teach him a lesson!" Qiao Shouyan said, though his words contradicted his true feelings. "Who told him to underestimate his brother-in-law's abilities? He only went because he was afraid something would happen to me on the mission! Do you think I'm that easy to kill!"
Qiao Gaoyang joked, "Big brother, can you beat Zhengjun? I seem to remember that every time you two sparred before, it was Zhengjun who beat you. Am I remembering wrong?"
Qiao Shouyan: "..."
He originally wanted to let the second son off the hook, but considering how hard the second son had worked, how could he bear to let him down?
"Qiao Gaoyang, I think you're the one who's really itching for a beating?" Qiao Shouyan began to loosen his wrists, saying mercifully, "Then let me loosen your muscles now?"
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